Thee Joan Wylder

When
Sat Jun 22, 2013
Where
The Longhouse Restaurant
Time
9:30pm
Tags
Ska, Music

Description

Yes, their name is a Romancing the Stone reference, but Thee Joan Wylder are neither goofy nor some pop-culture-obsessed band. They are actually a quite serious traditional ska band intent on channeling the original soulful Jamaican sound, sprinkled with a little dash of the English ska-revival movement from the '80s. They play some covers and some originals-all with confidence and chops. The eight members pull off some simple yet flawless ska and rocksteady grooves with an organ and a horn section. They will get your toes tapping if you've ever liked any version of ska, be it third-wave, punk-ska, two-tone or whatever. Those original grooves still hold up.

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Location

  1. The Longhouse Restaurant
    8195 Monterey St, Gilroy, CA